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The Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook: The Revolutionary Program to Tone, Sculpt and Strengthen Your Whole Body Kindle Edition

by Dave Randolph (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Take your workout to the next level with kettlebells with this how-to guide for all skill levels.

Whether you’re looking to get in better shape, enhance your strength training, or challenge yourself with the ultimate high-intensity workout, kettlebells are the perfect tool to get the body you want with less time in the gym. With over 300 step-by-step photos, this book illustrates kettlebell exercises that produce unmatched results for:

• burning fat and building muscle
• enhancing balance and coordination
• increasing hand and foot speed
• improving sports performance
• boosting endurance and core strength

The Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook teaches the proper way to do primary lifts as well as variations so you can use kettlebells safely and effectively to transform your current workout into a dynamic program for developing strength and power.

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This book is based on my over 12 years experience learning, practicing and teaching kettlebells to people from all walks of life and all levels of fitness.

This book will teach you how to perform a variety of kettlebell exercises safely and effectively.
Safety is always the first concern with kettlebells, improper technique will lead to injury. If you are unsure of your technique seek out a skilled professional. Look for certifications from the IKFF, AOS, RKC or those certified by me. Just because someone says they know how to use a kettlebell doesn't mean they do.

The book has 10 workouts from Beginner to Advanced and a section on program design.

This is my second book, the first was the Spartan Warrior Workout. Writing the Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook was a bit easier than the SWW. SWW had a lot of equipment requirements and writing the descriptions and workouts were tough.Trying to keep the workouts challenging but doable by all was tough. With the Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook, it was much easier to focus on just kettlebells. Being able to present progressions and regression to both teach the lifts and make it easier or more challenging based on the reader's skill level was a top concern.
I hope you find this book both entertaining and informative

Dave Randolph

About the Author

Dave Randolph is the owner of IronBody Fitness in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been training with and teaching kettlebells since 2002 He is also a 6th degree Master of Shaolin Do Chinese Martial Arts and currently studies Sayoc Kali and Applied Eskrima.He's also been practicing and teaching the Olympic lifts for performance enhancement and overall athleticism for 3 years.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0051QH2X6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press; 1st edition (May 20, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 20, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 8456 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 345 pages

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Hi I'm Dave Randolph, owner of IronBody Fitness, a small fitness center specializing in kettlebell training for general fitness, fat loss and strength and conditioning for people from all walks of life, specializing in working in the 40+ age group.

I've been training with and teaching kettlebells since September of 2002 and I've trained and taught with some of most well-known instructors in the business.

In addition I'm a 6th degree Associate Master in Shaolin Do kung fu having studied the art for over 20 years.

I've helped thousands of people lose fat and gain muscle using kettlebells and body-weight exercises to build strength and burn fat!

My fourth book on Olympic Weightlifting is geared towards enhancing athleticism and performance. It designed to teach to do the lifts step-by-step with progressions to work on or go back to. In addition there's a section on self-assessment to make sure you are ready to do the Olympic lifts.

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Will I am

Excellent book

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2023

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Excellent exercise book !
Many variations of exercises !
Highly recommend!

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BKH

DIY-based workout plans

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2017

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If you want a book that contains a lot of guided, pre-made workouts, this is not it. It has some sample workouts, but is more focused on developing your own program, which may not be ideal for beginners or someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of time and energy on it. I did like how it had some new moves from the other books I was using, and there are detailed descriptions and photos of each technique. I also liked how it incorporated bodyweight moves into the sample routines. I noticed some of the demo pictures of squat techniques had the models going very low- way lower than what I was taught as good squatting form, but if it works for you, go for it. This is a non-issue for some people, but I wasn't crazy about how they advocate doing doubles for advanced modifications since it means you have to have two of each kind of kettlebell and personally, I got into kettlebells partly to reduce the number of weights I had lying around. Overall though, a very good book to mix it up with.

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Dan

More exercises, great options, no more boredom

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2012

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I've been using kettlebells for a little over a year now and I was ecstatic when I first was introduced. I bought a total of 5 bells, a few books and DVDs to get started. After a while I got bored and stopped using them as much. Same exercises day in and day out -- BORING and sad :( I needed more and this book definitely has it. More exercises with and without the KB. New stretch ideas and new KB moves. I really like it. Not only does it have new information, it also has a bunch of workouts with different rounds. I don't have to conjure them up myself (I am not very good at that). I did one work out this morning (day after receiving the book) and I easily used up an hour of time. If you're bored with your KB workouts and need a few new ideas to guide you, I recommend this book. It has pictures and descriptions to guide you. I will be utilizing this book for quite some time. THANKS and Keep Fit!!!

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Beth

Kettlebells from Beginner to Advanced!

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2011

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I am a personal trainer and began using various exercises from Spartan Warrior Workout: Get Action Movie Ripped in 30 Days with my clients. It was my introduction to any kettlebell exercises, and I quickly recognized their value in whole-body fitness!

I really liked Dave Randolph's ability to develop a progressive program for people of all fitness levels, so I purchased The Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook to have some different training programs in my library.

Honestly, I was expecting the same kettlebell exercises from The Warrior Workout, just laid out in different programs. I was very pleased to see a variety of different modifications and difficulty levels for the kettlebell exercises! The book definitely exceeded my expectations and gave me new ways to view the kettlebell exercises.

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Steve M.

Kettlebells for total body strength and conditioning

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2012

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The Ultimate Kettlebell Workbook is a very good workout book. After learning how to
handle the KB's, you the follow the workout routines. The KB's build total body strength, not ripped muscles like a bodybuilder, but total core strength. The KB's
show you how out of shape you are, vs how good of shape you think you are.
The best thing about KB's, is the aerobic (high heart rate) exercise you get while
working out, while building body strength. Back to the book, You can learn how to design your own workouts, without going to another book or DVD. It is the total package from beginner to advanced. Steve M.

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M. Ruch

Really solid guide

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2014

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My buddy and I have put this book to good work over the past few weeks. We've gone through 4 of the workouts and really liked 3 of them. One of the strength workouts didn't really do it for us (or at least me). I really like that all the moves are well explained/documented in the back. My friend and I were looking for some new KB routines after going through some of our other KB workouts, and this book has provided that to us.

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WCanyon

informative but kindle format is hard to use

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2011

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There's plenty of information in this book but it's very hard to use in a kindle format. For example, the beginner exercise list includes the "2-Hand Swing". OK, so I go to look for that. Well it lists a page number. There are no page numbers on a Kindle. OK plan B: table of contents. Nope, not in there, there is a section about swings though. OK plan C: read it on the PC and search for the phrase "2-Hand Swing". Third match is a hit.

This means that I basically have to go through and make a highlight for all of the exercises in the book that I want to use. Lot of work when the publisher could have done that for me (by placing hyperlinks in the text next to the exercises).

Also the images of the workout list are hard to read on the kindle and should be reformatted.

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Mobius Null

A superb Kettlebell instruction manual

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2014

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This is one of the most detailed instruction manuals on the proper use of the Kettlebell(s) for physical fitness on the market. If you're truly serious about your Kettlebell training and want to take it too the next level; you NEED this book! The author presents the Kettlebell exercises in an easy to understand format with detailed instruction for each exercise. Also ... once you become familiar with the basic exercises you can "tailor make your own exercise regime".

HIGHLY ... HIGHLY ... HIGHLY ... RECOMMEND

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bryan(tekken7)

2冊目

Reviewed in Japan on October 31, 2018

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（スマートフォンアプリでケトルベルワークアウト種目を紹介するアプリはあるはあるが・・・。）
ケトルベル本、計2冊目。
ウォームアップとハートヒットプログラムと画像付きで紹介されてる。
洋書ですが画像があるので分かりやすい。

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Christoph

Genau was ich wollte

Reviewed in Germany on September 19, 2013

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Dieses Buch hat meine Erwartungen voll erfüllt.
Ich wollte Anregungen für verschiedene Übungen, die mit KB so möglich sind.
Es steht eine große Auswahl an Übungen zur Verfügung, sowie diverse Trainingspläne.
Gespart wird, Gott sei Dank, an Seitenfüllendem Blahblah.

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Mr. C. W. Turner

Better than Pavels.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2011

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Before i reivew the book a bit of background might be of interest.
I came to Kettlebell training after spending the past 20 years or so dabbling at weight training (dumbells and barbells) and body building. Most of us have lifted weights at some time or another, some more serious than others. My job requires that i need to be stronger than the average joe so, some kind of resistrance training is important to me. I was training around average 3 times a week, usual basicas of squats, bench pressing, rowing etc.. and would consider myself a reasonably serious weight trainer and above the average joe in terms of strength, muscle etc. I considered Kettlebells to be nothing more than a "passing fad".
A work colleague mentioned Kettle bells to me several times in the past few years (he was an convert to Kettlebells after lifting conventioanl weigths for many years), he was tall, lean but very strong,( soon realised much stonger than me). I was bored with the usual weight training routine, and tired of the constant niggling injuries that kept cropping up, so i thought id order a 16kg kettlebell and give it a go. All i can say is that i wont be going back to conventional weight training ever again, My bench, dumbells and barbells have long since been packed away soon to be sold off! Since using Kettlebells Ive lost pounds of fat, gained more muscle tone than i have ever had before and have a spring in my step that i havent had since i was a teenager, my body moves as a whole unit more effectively now, thanks to Kettlebells. Kettlebells work, they build functional muscle that carries over into your life.
But to beleive it, you have to do it. This book is a good introduction into safe, effective Kettlbell training, i personally think its better than Pavels, though Pavels DVDs are worth a look. This book is a great starter to the world of Kettlebell training. (And for all those of you out there whom think Kettlebells are no good for building size and power, check out Steve Cotter on youtube. He has a better physique than most "body builders" and his stregth is real, not "all show and no go" that most body builders have)

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Slavi

Kettlebell book review.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2012

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Couple of months back the gym i go to introduced a set of kettlebells. There is plenty of information on the web, also youtube has loads of short clips but I bought the book (the kindle edition) to learn the basics and to have reference in a single place.
I'm a regular gym goer and prefer whole body-weight/free-weight up to 30 min short high intensity exercises rather than dull machines and concentrating on particular muscles groups.
Good points: Well written with just enough detail, the pictures are very good and certainly helped me diversify my routines.

Couple of points in my opinion could have made the book much better.
* Breathing techniques is something important that the author should have covered even in couple of pages.
* The workouts section contains the information about the sequence and timing of how to perform the exercises in a routine. It is in table format but the kindle edition in that area is absolutely unreadable even with magnifying glass! (how did this pass quality control I've no idea) It is slightly better when viewed on my PC in full screen mode. The way i got around it was to transfer the content of the tables in a spreadsheet on my PC which was time consuming.

Then I also downloaded a free "A HIIT interval timer" from the android market on my phone and entered some of routines there.
Overall a good book, acceptable price.
Hope this helps.

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j

真面目で誠意が感じられる

Reviewed in Japan on February 16, 2015

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しょぼい紙質、写真白黒。

でもトレーニング種目も多く紹介されてます。

とりわけトレーニング・メニューが良い。机上の空論でなく、実際に取り組んだものをプログラムとして提案していると感じました。

プログラム例、ほとんど試しました。インターバル少な目で30、40分。ゆっくりやって1時間で終わります。

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